Flausino Vale (1894-1954) was born in Barbacena, Brazil, and composed the 26 Preludes for solo violin in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. He was nicknamed the “Brazilian Paganini” by Villa-Lobos, and one of his preludes, “Ao Pé da Fogueira”, was popularized by Jascha Heifetz, who recorded the piece in the 1940s with piano accompaniment. The first of the preludes, "Batuque", was composed in 1922 and dedicated to an Italian violinist, Giacinto de Meis. The title refers to a typical African-Brazilian dance and the composer specifies that it has to be played In 40 seconds!

Edson Scheid, violin

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